Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2019

While some colleges might try it as a “secondary LMS” for a few courses, “I do not see this as a credible threat to become the primary LMS of a campus” because it does not fully tie into other campus systems, like student registration databases. It’s important to build that story to try to go public. They need to show a story of growth.”

Coursera 144

Coursera MOOC LMS Course 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Also notable is the continuing dip in the number of angel and seed deals, which have fallen from a peak of more than 100 in 2013 to less than half that number in 2018. Source: EdSurge Higher Education & Post-Secondary Post-secondary tools altogether saw a notable bump in funding.

EdTech 167

EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In fact, the number of deals has been on a steady downward slope since 2013. MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. edtech investments in 2011. Source: EdSurge.

EdTech 136

EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 136

Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

In 2013, he was heralded as “ the boy genius of Ulan Bator” by the New York Times. Students like Battushig who used free online courses to achieve world-class education motivated players like Coursera and the State Department to launch initiatives like Learning Hubs and MOOC camps from Vietnam to Bolivia.

EdTech 60

EdTech Company Secondary Coursera 60

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers. “The effective application of technology has enormous significance for the future of higher education, and it is important for Rice to push the boundaries of what is possible with a MOOC,” Levander said. “This isn’t a typical MOOC.

Course 40

Course MOOC Secondary STEM 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Many of these companies were launched circa 2013 — that is, in the tailwinds of "the Year of the MOOC" — with the belief that an increasing number of students would be learning online and that professors would demand some sort of mechanism to verify their identity and their integrity.

Robotics 87

Robotics Software Company ProctorU 87

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 43